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Independent 7,557/Dac

Wed January 5, 2011 at 1:06 pm by Ali

Happy New Year all. A perfect way to start 2011 in my book – a well-crafted, elegantly clued Dac puzzle. I found the SW corner a little tough here and the anagram at … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,583 / Cinephile

Wed January 5, 2011 at 10:46 am by Gaufrid

A bit of a mixed bag from Cinephile today with some very easy clues, some a little more tricky and one where I think an error has been made in the wordplay. There … Read more >>

Guardian 25,211 – Gordius

Wed January 5, 2011 at 12:57 am by Andrew

Another year, another Gordius.. In the spirit of the season I can say that I mostly enjoyed this, but as usual I have a few niggles, and there a couple of places where … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1157 – Please… by Eddie – 18 December 2010

Wed January 5, 2011 at 9:41 amWed January 5, 2011 at 12:01 am by duncanshiell

The preamble stated that the first words of a traditional verse are spelled out by single extra letters generated by the wordplay in each down clue, in order. The perimeter (clockwise, in which … Read more >>

Guardian 25210 Puck … A Midwinter Day’s Reality

Tue January 4, 2011 at 7:46 amTue January 4, 2011 at 2:55 am by Uncle Yap

After the recent twisted knickers on the Guardian crossword web pages, things seem to be coming back to normal … the dates and the puzzle numbers all seem to be right … after … Read more >>

Independent 7556/Punk

Tue January 4, 2011 at 2:13 am by John

Punk doesn’t seem to appear so much as he used to in the Indy, but perhaps that’s just an impression. He has produced a crossword with some good clues; there used to be … Read more >>

Guardian 25,209 – Rufus

Mon January 3, 2011 at 1:58 pmMon January 3, 2011 at 12:09 pm by manehi

A fairly gentle start to the year from Rufus – I quite liked 13 and 21. Across 5 REAPED P[hysical] E[ducation] in READ=study 6 RECENT CE=church in RENT=schism 9 STRAYS STAYS with R[ight] … Read more >>

Azed 2013/Boxing Day

Wed January 5, 2011 at 4:58 amMon January 3, 2011 at 11:57 am by ilancaron

I missed the boat on this one. Later than I thought with this post. Work? Anyway, a couple of disappointing wordplays that escape me with a few very good clues with very well-hidden … Read more >>

Genius 90 / Crucible

Mon January 3, 2011 at 2:20 pmMon January 3, 2011 at 11:30 am by Gaufrid

I am a last minute stand-in and it may be difficult for me to remember what I did a month ago, particularly with the festivities in between, so please excuse any errors or … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic No 581 by Pan

Mon January 3, 2011 at 3:12 am by PeterO

I think this one fills the Quiptic slot very well, with no obscurities of vocabulary, construction or references. ACROSS 1 PANATELLA Anagram (‘change’) of ‘lent a pal’ + ‘a’. 6 COST Envelope of … Read more >>

Independent 7555 by Raich

Mon January 3, 2011 at 9:45 amMon January 3, 2011 at 2:18 am by NealH

*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def, sp=spoonerism I swapped this blogging spot with NMSIndy, which in retrospect is rather fortunate, as it would otherwise have left him with a rather too … Read more >>

Private Eye/Cyclops 433 – Pseudocruciverbalism

Mon January 3, 2011 at 12:15 am by beermagnet

Christmas at the Eye – another year – another big grid with proportionally inflated prize**. Preamble: Twelve clues, lacking definition, lead to the names of people quoted in Pseuds Corner in 2010. While … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1,088 (26/12/2010)

Sun January 2, 2011 at 5:30 pm by Simon Harding

I believe this to be the one hundredth Beelzebub I have blogged here, and it was something a little different to celebrate the Christmas season. The preamble told us that: Solvers can choose … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1089 by Quixote

Sun January 2, 2011 at 12:01 am by Uncle Yap

Don Quixote de la Mancha deftly subdued another giant aka windmill with last week’s offering of a variety of cryptic devices, each crafted immaculately and with very few wasted words. ACROSS 9 LASSITUDE … Read more >>

Everyman nº3352, Sunday, 26th Dec.

Sun January 2, 2011 at 8:06 pmSun January 2, 2011 at 12:00 am by Stella

An enjoyable puzzle, as always, with a few big smiles, like 2d, 4d or 8d, but I must confess to being a little disappointed – however much I look at it, I can’t … Read more >>